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A Golgi study on the neuronal morphology in the hypothalamus of the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

I. Tuberal and mammillary regions

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Neuronal morphology and dendritic architecture of the tuberal and mammillary regions in the hypothalamus of the quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were investigated by means of classical neuroanatomical methods (Bodian silver impregnation, Luxol-fast blue, cresyl violet, toluidine blue, rapid Golgi method). The tuberal region is characterized by isodendritic neurons, in particular: a) pyriform and bipolar neurons, occasionally arranged diagonally to the ventricular surface; b) CSF-contacting neurons, located subependymally or more deeply in the periventricular gray, which are especially abundant in the paraventricular organ and in the proximity of the median eminence; c) numerous multipolar neurons, endowed with stout, almost unbranched dendritic processes, occupying generally the medio-lateral areas of the hypothalamus. Some multipolar neurons display somata, pyramidal or ovoidal in shape, almost imperceptibly tapering into three or more dendritic trunks. These relatively straight and long dendrites are rich in dendritic spines. In the mammillary region, Golgi impregnation shows multipolar neurons of medium size, most likely belonging to the lateral mammillary nucleus.

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  1. Dipartimento di Biologia animale, Università di Torino, Italy

    M. F. Franzoni

  2. Istituto di Istologia ed Embriologia generale, Facoltà di Medicina, Università di Torino, Italy

    C. Viglietti-Panzica, G. Ramieri & G. C. Panzica

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Investigations supported by MPI (40%) and CNR (82.00215.04) grants

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Franzoni, M.F., Viglietti-Panzica, C., Ramieri, G. et al. A Golgi study on the neuronal morphology in the hypothalamus of the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). Cell Tissue Res. 236, 357–364 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00214239

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